Why Hollywood Loves to Make Movies in Jordan

The country of Jordan has appeared in Indiana Jones, Dune, John Wick, Star Wars, Aladdin, Moon Knight, Lawrence of Arabia, Transformers and countless more movies, TV shows, documentaries and adverts. It attracts directors from Michael Bay to Denis Villeneuve, Ridley Scott to Brian de Palma, David Lean to Steven Spielberg. Why? What is it about this small desert country that attracts so many major film productions, and what is it that keep Hollywood coming back again and again? Travel there with me to find out.

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*SOURCES*
Behind the scenes

Making of Dune | Arrakis | Filmed in Jordan - https://youtu.be/tsrrbg_Sqkk?si=HC4m1sRzL9XvrfN6
Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker – Filming experience - https://youtu.be/WKns15Yl5TI?si=AOznz5UxSdWMeH8Z
Filming The Martian in Jordan - https://youtu.be/aPDhb75gN9M?si=r_S0ttq5tZXh9vXM
The Martian Behind the Scenes - https://youtu.be/2l2c4w6VaoE?si=o6RPSOuX9Vj_fcVE
Making of John Wick 4 - https://youtu.be/dmzR2v48TsI?si=oE_NdNQYd4IXM0j1
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Behind the Scenes Extras - https://youtu.be/sis9pEHYtmY?si=r0GPlvUrVZEVSVbt
Lawrence of Arabia behind the scenes footage - https://youtu.be/ZgT4Ej9fLO0?si=KnpHptvclckScp2R

Jordanian film industry and Film Commission sources

http://www.film.jo/
https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-118/Entertainment/Jordan-s-film-industry-facing-competition-in-the-region-20822
https://www.kftv.com/country/jordan/profile/the-royal-film-commission-jordan
https://www.kftv.com/country/jordan/guide/production-guide

Dune production designer interview: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/on-location-dune

Abdullah I and Lawrence photo for history geeks: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b12983/